31 Dec 1873
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1873
Page
1
A humorous after Christmas scene imagines a family doctor visiting a house as children suffer playful overindulgence. The narrator recalls shocked parents, the doctor in a muddy suit, and a night ended with the doctor’s cheerful prognosis that all will be well tomorrow.
John Best, a Justice of Peace, leaves home at night to meet an Indian raid report. His wife Mary and children endure a tense vigil in a forest cabin, fearing danger. A creaking twig and a window sighting heighten fear until Best arrives safely to reunite the family.
Dr Hall argues in the Journal of Health that most ordinary diseases and dyspepsia could vanish if people ate three meals daily at regular five hour intervals and avoided snacking. He explains digestion, blood quality, and nerve effects, noting many girls become dyspeptic from nibbling at foods while at home.
The death of Louis Agassiz, a renowned naturalist and advocate of grand theories bearing his name, is noted as a profound loss to science and to society in both hemispheres. The article extols his candor, perseverance, and single minded pursuit of truth, recounting anecdotes from debates, skepticism of Darwinian ideas, and his calm humor.
The Philadelphia and state results show strong support for the new constitution with about 20,000 margin in Philadelphia from an 80 000 vote and a state majority exceeding 150 000. Reforms include curbing special legislation, limiting executive compensation, itemized budget veto power, court of pardons, railroad restrictions, and judiciary changes. The tally list ballot numbering aims to reduce fraud and elevate public officers in Philadelphia.
Mr Beck of Kentucky testified on the last Congress that the President acted moderately and wisely in the Cuban question. He suggested the President could have harmed the country or enriched himself but chose a cautious path. He added that Democrats are fairer in their praise than the independent press in the country.
From all parts of the state come cheering reports of business revival. Mills that suspended during the earlier days of financial trouble are resuming operations, employing many workers and circulating money. By year’s start the great industrial establishments are expected to be at work with ample orders to sustain activity.
The Chicago Journal notes Utah Chief Justice McKean refuses to admit foreign-born polygamists to citizenship and Brigham's faction in Salt Lake City grows agitated. It argues such a person intent on breaking U S laws should not bear the ballot. The piece questions Gentile influence versus Saints.
A Republican era editorial critiques demagogues in Congress and argues that modern scrutiny, press and public opinion, has eroded old hero worship. It praises leaders like Conkling, Morton, Sumner, and Garfield while noting that yesterday’s giants are remembered for deeds, not stage presence.
Doubts on the Spanish difficulty are settled by confirmed dispatches from Key West. The Virginius issue, once risking war, now yields a Spanish concession after U S insistence on the right of free seas and a long upheld American doctrine. The State Department and Executive branch are praised for timely action and steady resolve in pursuing international law.
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